“In full uniform, the color guard marched by as part of the parade. And as they did, he forced his horribly slumped and deeply aged body out of his worn wheelchair and stood to ram-rod attention. He held a salute until the guard had passed, and then he feebly collapsed back into his wheelchair. As I stared in ever-warming admiration, emblazoned across his hat I saw the words “WWII Veteran.” And while I deeply admire his stirring passion for our country, I stood there wishing that my passion for the cause of Christ might someday be strong enough to lift me out of the many wheelchairs within which I sit.” CountryGodChristianAmericaPassionJesusUnited StatesPatriotismVeteran Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough, LPC
“It’s not that geese can fly. It’s that they choose to.” ActionResourcesDeterminationGiftsGeeseFlyImplementationAbilities Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough, LPC
“It might be said of me that I could have done it differently or that there was a better way or that I should have waited when I didn’t. But what cannot be said of me is that I didn’t try. And without question, I would rather have tried and blundered in every attempt than not have tried to make any attempt.” SuccessEffortFailureAchievementDeterminationAttempts Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough, LPC
“There’s something demanding about the stillness of the night; as if it knows our need for rest and demands that we have it. And if I impale the stillness with the incessant noise and raucous clamor of a mind ever ill at rest and in doing so I refuse to let the night bring what it does, the night will remain still but my soul will not.” NightPeaceSleepSolitudeCalmStillnessRest Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough, LPC